Born in Hong Kong, 1976, Eric came to Japan in 1997 and learned his photography skills while working at Nishimura Camera, a camera store and photo lab in West Tokyo. In 2001, Eric graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts College and was awarded the Konnica Photo Premio Grand Prize for his series “Chikuseki To Mirai [Accumulation and Future]”. He has also received many other awards including the 19th Hitotsubo Photography Grand Prix for “Ichinichi To Eien [One Day and Eternity]” in 2002, the 2nd Visual Arts Photo Award - Grand Prize for “every where” in 2004 and in 2009, the 9th Sagamihara Emerging Photographer Incentive Award for “Good Luck China”. His main publications are “Good Luck China” (AKAAKA, 2008), “Look at this people” (AKAAKA, 2011) and “Eye of the Vortex” (AKAAKA, 2014),“Good Luck Hong Kong” (Zen Foto Gallery, 2018), “We Love Hong Kong” (AKAAKA, 2019), “Tokyo Superdeep Borehole” (Zen Foto Gallery, 2022).

Chronology

1976 Born in Hong Kong
1997 Moved to Tokyo
2001 Graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts, Department of Photography
2001 Awarded Konica Minolta Photo Premio Prize
2002 Awarded 19th 'Hitotsubo' Photography Grand Prix
2004 Awarded 2nd Visual Arts Photo Award Grand Prix

Selected Publications

2005 "Every Where" Tokyo Visual Arts
2008 "Good Luck China" Akaaka-sha
2011 "Look at This People" Akaaka-sha
2014 "Eye of the Vortex" Akaaka-sha
2018 "Good Luck Hong Kong" Zen Foto Gallery
2019 "We Love Hong Kong" Akaaka-sha
2022 "Tokyo Superdeep Borehole" Zen Foto Gallery

Awards

2001 Konica Minolta Photo Premio Prize
2002 19th 'Hitotsubo' Photography Grand Prix
2004 2nd Visual Arts Photo Award Grand Prix
2009 9th Sagamihara Photography Award for New Face Encouragement

Gallery Exhibitions

Publications & Prints